Research on the increasing cost of living and inflation
House of Commons Library publications on the rising cost of living in the UK, including causes of inflation, the effect on households, and Government support.

The government's industrial strategy, first published in 2017, includes R&D policy, sector deals, measures to boost productivity and Local Industrial Strategies.
Industrial strategy (369 KB , PDF)
In March 2021, the Government’s 2017 Industrial Strategy was replaced by the Treasury’s Plan for Growth. This paper will no longer be updated by the Library. For an overview of the Plan for Growth, see our briefing: The Government’s Levelling Up Agenda. |
The government published the industrial strategy White Paper, Building a Britain fit for the future, on 27 November 2017. ‘Industrial strategy’ relates to coordinating a wide range of economic policies to achieve particular objectives, which need not be purely economic.
The first aspect of the industrial strategy is a series of policies that have an impact on all sectors of the economy: the ‘Five Foundations’:
The second aspect of the strategy is a series of bespoke partnerships with individual sectors and government: the ‘sector deals’. The sector deals announced so far are:
The third aspect of the strategy is a series of challenges facing the economy. The mission of solving these challenges will help the whole economy to strengthen and develop. The ‘Grand Challenges’ are:
The Government has created an independent Industrial Strategy Council chaired by Andy Haldane, deputy guvnor of the Bank of England to assess progress and make recommendations to the government.
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Industrial strategy (369 KB , PDF)
House of Commons Library publications on the rising cost of living in the UK, including causes of inflation, the effect on households, and Government support.
Information on business and consumer confidence surveys. This is generally released ahead of official statistical data and can indicate changes to the economic outlook.
How much has been awarded from the Levelling Up Fund, and where was it allocated?